Curtain-pole.



A. J. BOYBRS. CURTAIN POLE; APPLICATION m APR. 6. 1007-.

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out, whiie the inner curved ornament Uls'i if I ALBERT J. BOYEBS,OF-lvIOUNT lSiORRIS, PENNSYLVANIA.

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""9 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT J. Bornss, a citizen of the United States ofAineri'ce, residing at Mount Morris, in the count of Greene ond'Stttteof Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inCurtain-Poles, of which the following is .8, speciiicotion.

This invention relates to curtain poles and brackets therefor, and oneof the principal objects of the some is to provide it tubular sheetmetal curtoin pole provided with it re silient opening tho-rein forclamping a supporting rod for the curtain.

Another object of the invention is to provide a curtain pole of simpleconstruction to which the curtain can be readily attached without theuse of rings or other extraneous means, and to provide it bracket ofsimple construction for supporting said ole.

hose and other objects may we attained by inconsof the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is o plsn View of the blank from which the curtain pole ismade. Fig. 2 is 9.

side elevation. of the curtain pole complete;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section token through the pole on'line3-3 Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is o similar view taken through the pole and throughthe sustaining rod on the line 4 t, Fig. 2, the curtain being shown inclotted lines. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the curtain polecomplete. Fig. 6 is :1. vertical section on the line 6-6, oi Fig. 7,showing the-curtain pole bracket. Fig. 7 is a. front eievotion of thecnrtein pole bracket.

Referring to the drawing for o more pen,

tic'ulsr description of my invention, the numeroi'l, Fig. I. designatesthe blank :irorn whic the curtain poie is mode, send bio-sh;

being composed of c. strip of mete? of the required thick 1 one e agethereof. hich the hienli; is

test, when the wed or sent in the form-shorroin *orticn 3, or: thecures-in ssie one diameter through.

member is provided with a divergent we; t'nend the fingers 2 diverge inthe opposite direction to the Well 5 sisters-crevice}. wither-11inturneti Fitte to the ends of the pole are cops '2 ssiki cops eachhaving it call 8 or other CODHQCiHji'l' thereto, the oops i hienir. is

is of substsntiehy e Specification. of Letters Potent. Appiicatlcn filesApr-i1 6. 1907- Saris-11in. 3661921.

around the invention can be produced at and pins may be r and. harm or.

Fateuterl Dec; 1'1, 1907.

serving to hoiti the'goie 3 rigidly in shep The curtain sustaining rod 9siightl smaller in diameter than the curved portion 4, .end when thecurtain 10 is wrappedsround the rod 9, and inserted. between the.

wall it and. theiingers 2 and forced into the inner circle 4., end thecurtain wrapped once ole, as shown in Fig. 4, it will be firmly held inplace in thepoie. The "crech ets for the curtain pole comprises. bodypor tion 11 formed upon or provided with openings 13 for the fostenings14, said body portion having on upwardly curved lip 15 and s. downwardlycurved hinged member 16 is connected to the body portion 11 by means ofasuitshle hinge 1?, ends set screw 18 passes through the mem her 16 andholds the some into engagement with the body portion 1 1.

From the ioreg'oing it wiil be obvious thst a. curtain pole inside inaccordance with 11W slight cost; that the suriporting rings entirelydispensed with, and that the device may be produced at slight cost.

I. claim is: i

1. A curtain pole made from n. sheet metal blank having fingersirojecting from one edge thereof,-ssici blon being cent into tusecuredto a. plate 12 l-ioving thus described the invention, what bular i'orrnonclpro'vided with e flaring opening and on inner circular portion toengage supporting rod.

2. A curtain poie formed from. sheet rnetsi T and comprising s. curvedouter p ortion, a.

curved inner portion, fingers diverging from ens. inner portionendprovided with butturned lugs or a. supporting rod for the curtain seatedin curved inner portion of the pole.

.3. A curtain pole comprising s. curved outer portion, 12. curvedportion, a. Wall connecting seio or and outer orti'on', and fingerspro}cctin n'om the inner portion tower the outer portion and providedwith outtnrned lugs, in combination with s. our supporting rod,substantially es do the scribed.

- in testimony whereof, II stilt: my signotuie in'fpresence of twowitnesses.

" ALZ'EERT J. BOYERS.

Witnesses L. L. .LJONG,

W. 1*. Eornns.

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